Total Bond Sales Listed As 5th War Loan Ends July 31
Dolton closes its Fifth War Loan drive covering June 1 to July 31 with bonds totaling 124 267 50 dollars. Subscriptions by First National Bank and Dalton Riverdale Building and Loan Association boost the overall figures as minutemen and women canvass residents. Local leaders Edward Robinson Rosa Verhoeven and Edward Munson head a strong volunteer effort with dozens of contributors widely listed. Riverdale War Finance chair Frank Stewart and Woman’s Division chief Della Deam thank workers for their cooperation and note Riverdale’s total bonds purchased at 45 795 dollars.
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Dolton
First National Bank
Dalton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Minuteman
Edward Robinson
Ellis Avenue
Rosa Verhoeven
Robinson
Edward H. Munson
J. Rigoni
Roger Anderson
Henry W. Blanke
A. F. Heine
Hugh McGowan
Kenneth McIver
Pearl Miller
Edward J. Murphy
Alfred Pierson
Hermann Rodenburg
Marie Schumann
Paul Thomson
Lillian Waddell
Frank Zabrockas
Arthur E. Dillner
Dalton
Frank Stewart
War Finance
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
Stewart
Della Deam
Woman’s
Dolton Board Calls 25 for Induction into Armed Forces
The Dolton draft board has named twenty five men to report to an induction station in Chicago next weekend. Listed are John Oedzes Robert Joseph Grandmaison Edward Lee Robinson Jr John Thomas Triemstra Vernon Raymond Eckert Edward Robert Bruinsma Edward Van Der Bilt Jr of South Holland Forrest Arthur Van Gorp Jacob Dykema Henry Robert Klootwyk of Oak Glen Clarence Martin Holycross Andrew Van Der Aa Jr James Richard Carlson Frank Joseph Graham Joseph Stanley Bukowski of Lansing Vincent Corsello Edwin Charles Krusche Homewood Adam Edmund Bielecki Thomas Zapechenk and Joseph Stanley Bukowski of Phoenix Susan Michael Erakovich East Hazelcrest Hardin George Pulley Hazelcrest Walter Roscoe Thomas Whiting Ind Waldo Henry Mueller Hustisford Wis Aaron W Cole Long Beach Calif
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Dolton Draft Board
Chicago
John Oedzes
Robert Joseph Grandmaison
Edward Lee Robinson, Jr
Dolton
John Thomas Triemstra
Vernon Raymond Eckert
Edward Robert Bruinsma
Edward van der Bilt, Jr
South Holland
Forrest Arthur van Gorp
Jacob Dykema
Henry Robert Klootwyk
Oak Glen
Clarence Martin Holycross
Andrew van der Aa, Jr
James Richard Carlson
Frank Joseph Graham
Joseph Stanley Bukowski
Lansing
Vincent Corsello
Edwin Charles Krusche
Homewood
Adam Edmund Bielecki
Thomas Zapechenk
Phoenix
Susan Michael Erakovich
East Hazelcrest
Hardin George Pulley
Hazelcrest
Walter Roscoe Thomas
Whiting
Ind
Waldo Henry Mueller
Hustisford
Wis
Aaron W. Cole
Long Beach
Calif
Driver Held After Dolton Collision On Lincoln Avenue
Ralph Dowlan of Chicago was held by Dolton police for driving while intoxicated after his car struck a vehicle parked on the north curb of Lincoln Avenue at Washington Street, sending it 280 feet from impact. The parked car owned by Thurel Meeder of 14820 Lincoln Avenue, Dolton, sustained heavy damage. Dowlan was released on bail and faces a Friday court appearance before Judge L. E. Brookfelt.
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Ralph Dowlan
Chicago
Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
Washington Street
Thurel Meeder
Dalton
Dowlan
L. E. Brookfelt
L. E. Brookfelt Heads Paul Gall Post 303 Legion Officers
L Edward Brookfelt is named commander with Edw Messerschmidt senior vice commander and John Belz junior vice commander. The newly elected officers and executive members plan an active year focusing on GI Bill of Rights service work and veterans' problems in the community with carnival proceeds funding their program.
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Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Post
L. Edward Brookfelt
Edw. Messerschmidt
Legion
Riverdale
Dolton
The
Dolton Men Reported Wounded in Action
Three Dolton men were reported wounded in action over the past week. Pfc. Henry E. Brandt of the Second Division Sixth Marines was wounded on May 26 on Saipan. Pvt. Edward Reinke was wounded in France and hospitalized, per a July 22 letter. Cpl. Charles F. Zabrockas, also with the 2nd Marine Division, was wounded by shrapnel on Saipan. a July 22 War Department notice confirmed the injury.
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Dolton
Henry E. “Tubby” Brandt
Richard Fritsche
Sixth Marines
Saipan
Edward Reinke
Pvt
France
Edward
Red Cross
Charles F. Zabrockas
2Nd Marine Division
6Th Marines
War Department
Dalton Marine
Saipan Island
Acme Employee Killed on Illinois Central Tracks Near Bridge
Neal Scott a 41 year old Chicago man employed by Acme Steel was struck and killed by a flyer engine while walking on the Illinois Central tracks near the Calumet River bridge shortly after 7 am Thursday. An inquest at 3215 South Michigan avenue found he stepped between tracks as the train approached then moved back onto the other track in front of the engine.
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Acme
I. C
Bridge
Neal Scott
Prairie Ave
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Calumet River
Acme Steel Company
S. Michigan Avenue
Scott
Winterhoff Re-elected Head Of County Organization
The Cook County Township Officials Organization held a regular meeting last Friday and re elected Wm H Winterhoff as president. Walter Dahl was chosen as secretary and treasurer, representing Bremen Township.
Riverdale Village Plans Maintenance on Arterial Streets
Riv erdale village board met on Tuesday July 25 to hear a reply from Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings Division of Highways dated July 21 approving proposed maintenance of arterial streets 1 and 4 with patching and seal coat. Sealed bids for materials will be sought. The board noted repairs on State Street from 187th to 188th, purchase of street materials worth 120.65 dollars, and filed the Tax Levy Ordinance for the year ending April 30, 1945.
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Riverdale
State of Illinois
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways
Springfield
Tfl
Truster Hanschmann
State Street
187Th
188Th Street
Matthews
Day
Smith
Veterans Employment Aide Named at Harvey Office
Omer F Dages of Chicago will head the veterans employment division at the War Manpower Commission United States Employment Service office in Harvey. Dages a World War I veteran will assist veterans with job placement counseling training and access to federal state and private agency services.
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Harvey
Omer F. Dages
S. Halsted Street
Chicago
Veterans
War Manpower Commission
United, States Employment Service
Center Avenue
Lester Brown
WMIC
Dages
Veterans’ Employment Division
France
132Nd Machine Gun Battalion
Time Change for Immanuel Church August Services
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church of Dalton announces August worship at 9 30 AM with Sunday school at 10 45 AM The August schedule also omits German services during the month
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Immanuel
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed
Dalton
Ivanhoe Picnic Set For Sunday With Community Events
The second annual Ivanhoe community picnic will occur Sunday in the southwest Ivanhoe park. Activities include a softball game, parades, races, a rooster fight, band show, tributes, street dancing, and a picnic supper with prizes for winners. Sponsored by local clubs and associations.
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Park
Acme Steelband
Mrs Hoglund and Daughter Injured in Wisconsin Accident
Mrs Willard Hoglund and her daughter Marilyn Jean of Riverdale were injured in a 4 July near Madison Wisconsin auto crash. Mrs Hoglund suffered a broken collarbone and other injuries while Marilyn is under observation in serious condition. The Zabrockas family and two other occupants were bruised and shaken as the group traveled to visit relatives. Mr Hoglund and Mrs Zabrockas joined the victims in Madison.
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Willard Hoglund
Marilyn Jean
Riverdale
Wisconsin State General Hospital
Madison
Wis
Hoglund
Marilyn
Frank Zabrockas
Dalton
New Elizabeth
Zabrockas
Mr. Hoglund
Notice on Payment Deadlines for Classified Ads
Payment for want ads and other paid notices must be made in advance. Remittance should reach the office before the Wednesday noon deadline. This rule applies to all except those with accounts. no exceptions will be made.
Community Waste Paper Drive Aims for 5000 Tons in 50 Mile Radius
A regional salvage campaign across about ninety towns around Chicago targets August 12 for collecting five thousand tons of waste paper. Dolton and Riverdale Boy Scout groups join the effort while the OCD plans townwide coverage to meet quotas and support wartime needs.
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Chicago
Dolton
Dolton Ocd
Riverdale
Car pooling becomes mandatory for B C card holders
Beginning August 1 war price and rationing boards must grant probationary gas rations only when applicants for home to work driving fail to form adequate ride sharing. If no satisfactory arrangement exists after the probation period, boards assess every reasonable effort. Public transit availability can bar supplemental rations absent a ride share.
Teen Age Dance at Dolton Hall Friday Evening
This week’s teen age dance sponsored by the Youth Activity Council will be at Dolton village hall starting at 8 p m Friday August 4. A purse found in front of the Dale Theatre last Sunday by Richard Slusser Riverdale was turned in at Riverdale police station. The owner may recover by identifying the contents.
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Dolton Hall
The
Youth Activity Council
Dolton
Dale Theatre
Richard Slusser
Michigan Ave
Riverdale
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Dolton Bd
Legion Post
Riverdale Rd
Ivanhoe Civic Club
Ivanhoe Woman's Club
Ivanhoe P. T. A
Washington P. T. A
Ivanhoe Garden Club
Ivanhoe Park Board
Riverdale-Dalton Lions Club
R. 1 G. Garlock
W. Hoglund
B. C
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